Lip shield



Jan. 3, 1939. A. s. FARMER 2,142,638'

LIP SHIELD Filed Nov. 11, 1937 Patented Jan. 3, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE '7 Claims.

This invention relates to lip shields or protectors, and more particularly to a device of this characterv which may be held in the mouth and extend over the lips of the wearer to prevent articles of clothing, for example, from being soiled by coming in contact with the lips.

It is the customi at the present time for women to use lip rouge, and it has been generally the case that this rouge is removed from the lips by any article rubbing or brushing against them. Consequently, when any Woman with her lips rouged is putting on or taking off a dress, the latter is quite apt to be soiled. This not only depreciates the value of the article of Wearing apparel, but also removes the rouge from the lips, and may perhaps spread it over adjacent portions of the face, so as to cause inconvenience and annoyance to the user, as well as damaging the dress. ,ov It is contemplated by this invention to provide a lip shield or protector which may be held in the mouth of the user and extend over the lips so as to fully shield them from contact with any object, and in addition the shield is so designed that its edges will lie closely against the face of the wearer, so that it will offer no obstruction to putting on garments over the Wearers head by reason of these edges catching in portions of the garments.

One object of the invention is the' provision of a lip shield of novel character which may be readily and simply made, and which will at the same time be ecient in operation.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a lip shield which may be readily blanked out from sheet material, and thereafter formed into the finished shield of the proper shape to overlie the lips and lie closely against the face of the user.

A still further object of the invention is the 4 provision of a lip shield which may readily be stamped from a single sheet of material, and thereafter formed into the required shape, and the parts secured together in such shape to form a concave body effectively covering the lips.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a lip shield of the character described which will be efcient in operation and which will be very. cheaply and economically made, and which, after being in nished form, may be nested kwith other like shields so that they may be compactly packed for handling.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts 55 to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of a lip shield embodying my invention, in the position assumed when being worn;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational View of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a sectional View on line 5-5 0f Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a view of the blank from which the shield is formed.

To illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention, I have shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing a completed lip shield Ill, which, as shown in Fig. 1, is designed to be held between the teeth or the lips of the wearer in a position in which the parts of the shield extend over the lips to fully protect them. The various parts of the shield may perhaps be better understood from reference to Fig. 6, which shows a iiat blank which may be stamped from sheet material, and from which the finished shield is formed. It will be understood that the material employed may be such cheap or light material as paper, Celluloid, Cellophane, or any thin iiexible material. In the present instance this material does not require any treatment or any molding to form.

As shown in Fig. 6, the blank from which the shield may be made comprises an upper portion II and a lower portion I2. Ihese two portions are, in the present instance, joined integrally together adjacent the center of the blank, and at their junction a slot I3 is provided for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. While the portions II and I2 are joined together at their intermediate portions, the end portions thereof are spaced apart by the provision of substantially V-shaped notches I4 and I5 provided in the blank.

One section of the blank, the section II, as shown in the drawing, is provided with projecting tabs or tenons I6 and I1 upon the edge adjacent the other section, while the latter is provided with slots I8 and I9 which are adapted to receive the tabs I6 and II when theA shield is formed into its final shape.

Projecting outwardly from the section I 2 of the shield is a member adapted to be folded on the dotted lines 2| and 22, sothat this member may be folded over the portion I2 of the shield and project through the slot I3, and be received in the mouth of the wearer, as clearly shown in Fig. l. Also the portion 20 may have cut therefrom a tab 23, this tab being left integral at one edge with the portion 20 so as to be secured thereto. In its final position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the tab 23 projects outwardly from the shield in a direction substantially opposite to that of the part 20, so that it may be grasped by the fingers in handling the shield. With this provision the latter need not be touched with the hands, so that it will always be in a sanitary condition to be placed over the lips.

The extension 20 may also be provided with locking projections 24 and 25 adjacent the fold line 2|. From reference to Fig. 4 it will be seen that after the part 20 is inserted through the slot I3, the abrupt edges of these projections will contact with the edges of the slot I3 and hold the tongue or bit 20 in place.

After the blank shown in Fig. 6 has been out from a sheet of material, the manufacture of the shield may be completed by simple bending and folding operations. The adjacent wings of the portions II and I2 are turned slightly inwardly and brought toward each other until the tenon I6 may be inserted through the slit I8. In this position the lower portion (as shown in Fig. 6) of the part II overlaps to some extent upon the upper portion of the part I2. This is, of course, done at both sides of the blank, and causes the entire blank to assume a cupped position with respect to both longitudinal and transverse sections, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. That is, the outer edges of the shield will extend inwardy from the central portion, or portion adjacent the slit I3, while the upper and lower edges will also be cupped or moved inwardly from the central portion of the blank. This shape imparted to the shield by this operation causes the edges of the shield to lie closely against the face, so that there will be no projections to catch on a garment being put on over the head of the user.

The portion 20 is then folded upwardly over the outside of the shield on the line 22, and again folded on the line 2I, and its outer end inserted through the slit I3 to extend within thel cupped .side of the shield, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. The

locking projections 24 and 25 will prevent any tendency of this member to be accidentally displaced. At the same time the tab 23 may be bent from the plane ofthe member 20, and extend outwardly in a direction opposite to that of the end of the member 2B, forming a handle tab by which the device may be handled.

t will be apparent from the foregoing that I have provided a lip shield which may be very economically stamped or cut vfrom sheet material, and the parts thereafter bent or folded into the required shape and secured in their final positions to form an efficient shield having a concave body. Moreover, it will also be obvious that the tabs 23 and the tongues or bit portions 26 may be folded against the sides of the completed shields so that the articles may be nested together conveniently for compact handling.

If desired, the upper edge of the upper portion II of the bshield may be shaped, as shown at 26, to lie under the nose and closely contact the adjacent portions of the upper lip of the wearer.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A lip shield comprising a sheet of material notched at its end edges to provide upper and lower members joined intermediate their ends, a tongue projecting from an intermediate part of one of said members in a direction away from the other member, the end portions of said members being brought together to close said notches and there secured, and said tongue being folded over one of said portions and extended away from the shield to form a bit.

2. A lip shield comprising a sheet of material notched at its end edges to provide upper and lower members joined intermediate their ends, a tongue projecting from an intermediate part of one of said members in a direction away from the other member, the end portions of said members being brought together to close said notches and there secured, said sheet being provided with a slot adjacent the junction of said members, and said tongue having a part folded over one of said members and its end inserted through said slot to project from the shield to form a bit.

3. A lip shield comprising a sheet of material notched at its end edges to provide upper and lower members joined intermediate their ends, a tongue projecting from an intermediate part of one of said members in a direction away from the other member, the end portions of said members being brought together to close said notches and there secured, said sheet being provided withA a slot adjacent the junction of said members, and said tongue having a part folded over one of said members and its end inserted through said slot to project from the shield to form a bit, and means on said tongue to engage the edges of the slot and hold the bit in position.

4. A lip shield comprising a sheet of material notched at its end edges to provide upper and lower members joined intermediate their ends, a tongue secured to the intermediate portion of the outer edge of one of said members and having a free end, the end portions of said members being brought together to close said notches and there secured, and the free end of said tongue having a part folded over one of said members, and its end again folded to extend away from the shield to provide a bit.

5. A lip shield comprising a pair of members integrally joined together at their adjacent edges intermediate their ends, the end portions of said members being overlapped to form a cup-shaped body, interengaging means formed integrally with said portions to secure them in overlapping relation, a tongue formed integrally with one of said members, said tongue being folded upon said member to a point adjacent its junction with the other member, and then extended away from the body of the shield to form a bit.

6. A lip shield comprising a pair of members integrally joined together at their adjacent edges intermediate their ends, the end portions of said members being overlapped to form a cup-shaped body, interengaging means formed integrally with said portions to secure them in overlapping relation, a tongue formed integrally with one of said members, said tongue being folded upon said member to a point adjacent its junction with the other member, and then extended away from the body of the shield to form a bit, and a handle tab extending away from the shield body in a direction opposite the bit.

7. A lip shield comprising a sheet of material having a tongue projecting from one edge thereof, the upper and lower portions of said sheet adjacent the end edges being brought together and there secured to form said sheet into a concave body to cover the lips of the wearer, and said tongue being folded over a part of said body and then extending away from the concave side thereof to form a bit to be held in the mouth of the wearer ALICE S. FARMER. 

